A lot of people tend to ask me what is "wrong" with Isaiah. Below I have attached several links. The first link is regarding Apraxia which is linked to Isaiah's speech delay. Apraxia or motor planning is genetic. I feel bad because sometimes Mark says "It's my fault...it's in my genes." That's just silly of him to feel that way and I tell him that all the time. While it's genetic....the severity of Apraxia or motor planning varies. The second link is regarding Sensory Processing Disorder. This is a very confusing and very wide spectrum issue. Isaiah only fits into a small part of this and has some high functioning and low functioning attributes of SPD. In the long run I don't look at any of these as a label for Isaiah...that's not what I set out to do. I look at Isaiah as himself...my favorite 2 1/2 year old. And I'm blessed that I know how to help him manage his day. And I'm pretty sure he knows how to manage mine!
I should note that Apraxia and motor planning are something that he will grow out of....he will talk it will just be a slow process. And the sensory nervous system keeps maturing until the age of 12 so the fact that we are giving him the tools that he needs now will only bode positive tools and results in the future!
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/apraxia.aspx
http://www.sinetwork.org/about-sensory-processing-disorder.html
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